TRUE Online Privacy is Impossible. What’s the Point?

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I'm fed up. As a privacy advocate who uses an iPhone and software that isn't open source, I realize that I don't fit the extreme standard of privacy and security. Here's what I have to say about that. Be sure to make the important change of securing your accounts with a security key. Get $5 off here: https://www.allthingssecured.com/yubikey5off
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Video Timestamps
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0:00 - Privacy is pointless
1:06 - Privacy and the book of Ecclesiastes
1:43 - The Dangerous Privacy Fallacy
2:48 - Privacy Reality Check
3:28 - Change your Definition of Online Privacy
4:07 - Step 1: Use Better Privacy Tools
5:11 - Step 2: Improve your Privacy Habits
6:18 - Step 3: Understand your Privacy Priorities
7:43 - Progress over Perfection
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Every day, privacy extremists leave comments and messages on All Things Secured videos explaining how stupid I am. Perhaps they're right. Or perhaps the ideal "privacy" is impossible? Here's my simplified approach to privacy and security that flies in the face of most tech gurus you'll see online.
#cybersecurity #privacyfirst #privacymatters
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-y3qs2Jh8g